Stablishing Leucaena leucocephala together with corn crop

Authors

  • João Batista de Andrade Instituto de Zootecnia, Estação Experimental Central, Nova Odessa, SP
  • Paulo Bardauil Alcntara Instituto de Zootecnia, Divisão de Nutrição Animal e Pastagens, Seção de Agronomia de Plantas Forrageiras, Nova Odessa, SP

Abstract

Present work was carried out at Estação Experimental Central of Instituto de Zootecnia in Nova Odessa County, State of São Paulo, Brazil. The main purpose was to study the viability of stablish a €œprotein bank€ of Leucaena leucocephala sowed together with com in order to make the initial investiment chepear. It was used a split-split plot in complete blocks with four replications. The results showed that it is completely viable the use of a companion crop on the formation of Leucaena areas to be used during the dry season. Mecanical harvesting did not interfer on the regrowth of the legume.

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Published

2014-01-29

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ANIMAL NUTRITION

How to Cite

Stablishing Leucaena leucocephala together with corn crop. (2014). Bulletin of Animal Husbandry, 42(1), 121-129. http://bia.iz.sp.gov.br/index.php/bia/article/view/632

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